The Government of Liberia is holding a two-day training on the recently signed Performance Management and Compliance System (PMCS), a comprehensive framework to monitor and evaluate public sector performance across all public institutions. The training brings together over one hundred focal persons from ministries, agencies and commissions (MACs) and aims at setting targets at all levels…
The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP) will hold the National Sectoral Validation of the National Development Plan, known as the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID), in Monrovia. According to a MFDP release dated November 4, 2024, the validation is scheduled for November 5th to 6th, at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex…
The Minister of National Defense B/G. General Geraldine J. George (Rtd) has called on member countries of the United Nations to take immediate action in empowering women in peace and security not just a matter of justice but a strategic necessity. She called for the full implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325…
After five months of suspension, President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has finally released Abraham Kromah and Hassan Fatiga of their posts of Director General and Deputy Director General of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA), nominating Mr. Anthony Suoh as new head of the agency. In an Executive Mansion release issued on Friday, November 1, 2024,…
Several anti-corruption institutions in Liberia have launched an investigation into allegations of irregularities in the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) bidding process after the SATZ Group of Companies raised alarms in a formal complaint. According to a release issued in Monrovia Saturday, November 2, 2024, this inquiry follows serious concerns raised by SATZ, particularly related to…
The Plenary of the Liberian Senate has cited the Director General of the General Services Agency (GSA) Galapkah Kortima to appear before its committees on Ways, Means, Finance and Budget, Judiciary and Autonomous Commission over a new vehicle purchase policy that goes beyond the US$45,000 benchmark set for acquiring government vehicles. According to press release…
President Joseph N. Boakai has appointed Cllr. Jallah A. Barbu as the Executive Director of the Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) with immediate effect. According to an Executive Mansion release dated September 1, 2024, the appointment follows the recommendation of the Search Committee, which identified Cllr. Barbu as the ideal candidate…
Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court “A” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia is expected to release on today, November 4, 2024, Ibrahim Khalil Sherif, a Guinean accused of attempting to overthrow the current Guinean junta President Mamady Duomunyah. Judge Willie’s decision will be in line with the Supreme Court Chambers Justice’s mandate,…
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has appointed Mr. Jackson J. Paye as Officer in Charge (OIC) and Mr. Joseph Boye Cooper as Interim Deputy Director for Operations of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement Commission (LRRRC), effective immediately. The newly appointed interim leadership is entrusted with managing the operations of the Liberia Refugee Repatriation and Resettlement…
Liberia’s Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Ngafuan has disclosed the government’s ambition to unlock Liberia’s economy through roads and energy. He made the disclosure at the sidelines of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington DC when he met the World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa,…
